we're exploring wabi-sabi for whimsical wednesday. wabi-sabi is a japanese philosophy that embraces the imperfections in life. (for more information see links posted on monday; get ready for whimsical wednesday). many sources i read discussed "practicing" the art of the imperfect. that was confounding to me as we don't need to practice! imperfect is inevitable. then i realized that the practice was in the acceptance of the imperfect. whimsical wednesday's activity is to apply wabi-sabi to the "imperfect" that is important to you. share your whimsical wednesday wabi-sabi with the whimsey project!
the floor. in the realm of wabi-sabi the floor in my home is my nemesis! when i sweep and mop the floor, the outcome i expect is clean. very clean. completely clean as in getting all the debris when sweeping and all the spots when mopping. that never happens. i can never get it all. it's a major grrrrrr..... the bane of my housekeeping existence! i often feel i could live with the debris, dirt and huge dust bunnies with more compatibility then missing some of it when i attempt to clean the floor. thus, the floor was my wabi-sabi activity for whimsical wednesday. armed with my broom, i dug in. with great concentration i endeavored to capture that which did not belong on the floor. the floor got a thorough sweep then a second once over. whatever was left (hiding from me; laughing, laughing, laughing) just had to be the imperfect. the post-sweeping inspection revealed that the task got more dirt than it left behind. i see what was missed but i'm ok with it. sort of. now the mopping part? that will have to wait for another day of practicing wabi-sabi. i used up all my patience with the sweeping!
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